Štěstíčku naproti (2025)

Directed by

Marek Najbrt

Genre

drama film, comedy film, crime film, sport film

Country

Czech Republic

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 2 voters

How it feels

A Czech crime comedy series about a real corruption case in early 2000s football. It follows a football manager from Prague's Žižkov and a police investigator who becomes the target of a bribery case in a lower league. The story is told from the point of view of both the investigators and the perpetrators.

darkly comictensebrisksuspensefulgrittyirreverentcinematicsatirical

What happens

Štěstíčku naproti (lit. 'Opposite to happiness') is a Czech crime comedy television series, that premiered on Oneplay in 2025. It was inspired by a real corruption case from the early 2000s. It tells story of a football manager Ivan, a heartthrob from Prague's Žižkov, and manager of a local first-league football club and police investigator Marek, who happens to be the subject of a bribery case in a lower football competition, was also inspired by the popular theatre play "Ivánku, kamaráde, můžeš mluvit?", according to the creators. Marek Daniel, who plays manager Ivan, also played in this play. The series premiered at the international Serial Killer series festival in September 2025. It was included in the main competition section. The story of the series is described as the first major case of systemic corruption in the most watched Czech sport, football, and is told from the perspectives of both the investigators and the perpetrators. The series is directed by Marek Najbrt, who filmed the series based on a script by Tomáš Vávra and Ondřej Gabriel. The series is produced by the production company Punk Film, headed by producers Martin Hůlovec and Ondřej Beránek. The executive producer for Punk Film was Filip Čermák, and for Oneplay was Vladana Horná. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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